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EIA plant 57212

Taft · San Patricio · TX

Papalote Creek II LLC

Operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC

Annual generation441,931 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Papalote Creek II LLC?

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27.995800, -97.296700

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine200.1 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

140,145
249,055
338,296
458,860
548,301
640,310
725,037
818,001
922,422
1028,140
1134,066
1239,298

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
140,145
249,055
338,296
458,860
548,301
640,310
725,037
818,001
922,422
1028,140
1134,066
1239,298

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
140,145 MWh
249,055 MWh
338,296 MWh
458,860 MWh
548,301 MWh
640,310 MWh
725,037 MWh
818,001 MWh
922,422 MWh
1028,140 MWh
1134,066 MWh
1239,298 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND200.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57212
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (58,860 MWh) and 8 the lowest (18,001 MWh). Their difference is 40,859 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine200.1200.1200.10.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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